City Hall Heaps on More Aid for Hakataza
Fukuoka City has finalized plans to provide additional financial support to Hakataza Theater in the upcoming fiscal year. City Hall will allocate ¥130 million to help cover utiliti...
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Northern Kyushu Pegged for Osprey Training Flights
The Ministry of Defense announced that the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft deployed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Ginowan, Okinawa), will conduct low-altitude training...
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United Cinema Torius Hisayama Opens
The twelve screen movie theater, United Cinema Torius Hisayama opened Mar. 1. The theater replaces the Toho Cinema which closed in Aug. last year. The theaters can seat 1,644 in to...
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Kyudai Grad Students Design Hotel
Graduate students at Kyushu University’s Ito Campus have designed a hotel to be built in neighboring Itoshima. The students gave a presentation on their work at Itoshima City Hall ...
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Watermelon Harvest Begins
The annual watermelon harvest began in the Kamoto of Kumamoto, Feb 27. The cold winter experienced this year forced a later start of harvest than usual. The first fruit picked will...
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Nakagawa Most Popular Place for Company Bosses
Nakagawa-machi, Fukuoka, has come out on top in Kyushu in the ranking of the town with the most company presidents. Coming in it at #42 on the national list, Nakagawa’s appeal lies...
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Tenjin’s First Hina Doll Festival This Weekend
The first Tenjin Hina Doll Festival will be held Mar. 1~3. Elgala Passage, between the two Daimaru department stores, will be the main area for the festival. Craft events will be h...
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Kyuden to Upgrade Geothermal Plant in Oita
On Feb. 25, Kyushu Electric Power announced plans to upgrade the aging 12,500 kW Otake Geothermal Power Plant in Kokonoe, Oita Prefecture. The company expects to boost output to 15...
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Cirque du Soleil Michael Jackson – The Immortal World Tour
“Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour” comes to Fukuoka and Japan for the first time this May. A collaboration between The Michael Jackson Company LLC and Cirque du Soleil, the...
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Test your Knowledge of Fukuoka
Fukuoka City announced it will launch a homepage for its Fukuoka Proficiency Test, an exam that tests knowledge of the city’s history, culture and cuisine, on Mar. 1. The site will...
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